Decatur, IN Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Decatur home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

9,858
Population Estimate
$97,877
Median Home Value
96.1%
Employment Rate
12.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$156
Median Listing Price$265,550
Median Days on Market23
Active Listings21
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)41
Avg Listing Price$322,116
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY18%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.85
Family Dual Income58.3
Median Household Income$45,149
Median Individual Income$27,771
Home Ownership64.3%
Home Value$97,877
Median Rent$619
Rent Burden21.4%
Poverty13.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.0%
  • Highschool Education43.9%
  • Some College33.2%
  • Bachelors Degree9.7%
  • Graduate Degree3.2%
  • Total College or Above12.9%
  • Stem Degree46.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.9%
  • Female49.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.7%
  • Divorced19.1%
  • Never Married27.3%
  • Widowed10.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityDecatur
State IDIN
Population9,858

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.3%
19–2912.1%
30–3912.2%
40–4912.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.2%
60–6913.4%
70–796.3%
80+5.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9%
Disabled15.8%

ETHNICITY

White95.2%
Black1.2%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.0%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic7.3%
Limited English0.4%
Health Uninsured3.8%
Veteran6.8%

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